Jim Jakobs, Author at GV Wire

On Heels of Creek Fire, Environmentalists Sue to Stop Sierra Forest Management

April 23, 2021

A relative of minks and otters, the Pacific fisher is a medium-size carnivorous mammal – about the size of a house cat – that once roamed the West Coast from British Columbia to Southern California. The Trum...

Only 25 of 600 Available COVID Jabs Given at County Sites. Now One is Shut Down.

Jim Jakobs

April 22, 2021

There's talk of gift cards, free passes to attractions, or other incentives to get people out to Fresno County's COVID vaccination sites. Officials with the health department have seen such a drop in vaccina...

After 4 Year Fight, Former Fresno PD Site May Become Neighborhood Park

Jim Jakobs

April 21, 2021

The corner of Broadway and Elizabeth Street in Fresno's Tower District is nothing but dirt, weeds, and a few outlying trees. It was once home to a police substation, but for four years, residents have dreamed o...

Photo of Ferguson Fire smoke filling Yosemite National Park

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Jim Jakobs

April 21, 2021

The American Lung Association's “State of the Air” 2021 report finds that despite some nationwide progress on cleaning up air pollution, more than 40% of Americans—more than 135 million people— are living in pl...

Homeland Security in Talks to Use Fresno Convention Center for Migrant Children

Jim Jakobs

April 21, 2021

City councilman Nelson Esparza is offering the Fresno Convention Center to house migrant children arriving at the southern border. And, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on We...

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

Jim Jakobs

April 21, 2021

While the total number of Paycheck Protection Program loans received is high in California, when broken down to SBA loan dollars per capita, California ranks near the bottom at $845 per capita, while a small s...

Central CA Blood Center Supply at 30%. Hospital Workers Donate to Fill Void.

Jim Jakobs

April 21, 2021

Last Thursday night, Dr. James Davis, chief of surgery at UCSF Fresno, was on-call for Community Regional Medical Center. During his shift, there were five gunshot victims, blunt trauma victims, and motorcycle ...

Fresno in Orange Tier. Restaurants, Movie Theaters Rise to 50% Indoor Capacity

Jim Jakobs

April 20, 2021

State officials announced that Fresno County can move into the Orange tier on Wednesday — great news for businesses such as restaurants and entertainment venues under COVID-19 restrictions. Under the orange ...

Photo of fallowed ground next to an orchard in Merced County, California

Fresno County Joins Coalition Calling for Statewide Drought Declaration

Jim Jakobs

April 19, 2021

Fresno County has joined a coalition of Central Valley counties requesting a statewide emergency drought declaration in a letter to be presented to Governor Gavin Newsom. The letter by Senate Agriculture Com...

People Who Got COVID Before Will be Exposed Again for Human Challenge Study

Jim Jakobs

April 19, 2021

Researchers at the University of Oxford have launched a human challenge trial to look at what kind of immune response can stop people from becoming re-infected from COVID-19. They also want to see how the immun...

Visalia Police Shoot and Kill Man They Say Charged Them

Parents Sue Father Accused of Hiding Kristin Smart’s Body

Therapy Bunny at SF Ballpark Brings Smiles, is Instant Hit

Jenner Adds Celebrity, Questions to California Governor Race

Storm Expected to Bring More Rain & Snow This Week, But Drought Persists

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

Resnicks Give $250K To Help Newsom, but Pro-Recall Farmers ‘Afraid’ to Donate

Redemption Is Here for Autry's Film 'Victory By Submission'

Ted Nugent, Who Once Dismissed COVID-19, Sickened by Virus

Saddle Up and Get Vaccinated for Return of the Clovis Rodeo

How MrBeast Burgers Came to Fresno and Who Makes Them

Walters : Despite Favorable Poll, Newsom Faces Recall Test

Will Amtrak Joe Save California’s Troubled High-Speed Rail Project?

Walters : California’s ‘Tort Wars’ Flaring Up Again

Nursing Scholarship Donation Is an Investment and a Thank-you

GV Wire Unfiltered – January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

Planning Commission Delays Decision on Southwest Industrial Question

After Taking on Costa and AOC, Elizabeth Heng Sets Sights on U.S. Senate

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Jim Jakobs

On Heels of Creek Fire, Environmentalists Sue to Stop Sierra Forest Management

Only 25 of 600 Available COVID Jabs Given at County Sites. Now One is Shut Down.

After 4 Year Fight, Former Fresno PD Site May Become Neighborhood Park

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Homeland Security in Talks to Use Fresno Convention Center for Migrant Children

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

Central CA Blood Center Supply at 30%. Hospital Workers Donate to Fill Void.

Fresno in Orange Tier. Restaurants, Movie Theaters Rise to 50% Indoor Capacity

Fresno County Joins Coalition Calling for Statewide Drought Declaration

People Who Got COVID Before Will be Exposed Again for Human Challenge Study

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